Re: Not so ez????
I thought the dbag on Good Will Hunting was Carmine Scarpaglia? Better check IMDB.
I thought the dbag on Good Will Hunting was Carmine Scarpaglia? Better check IMDB.
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Not so ez????
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Re: Not so ez????
What, that SLU can knock off a national champion in some game in the first half of the year? (They did beat us in the 84-85 season...) No sense in putting stock in the past, especially given several changing factors. Granted Coach Marsh is very good and I didn't pick SLU to finish in the basement simply due to him. Anything can happen, however given your "prediction", the ECAC would need 3 at-large bids. Yale probably, RPI it's looking good thus far but we could be bubble-icious, but I really don't see Brown or SLU getting one. Not to mention the unique placements of the teams...
I think I agree with most people on here that, yes it is nice to see where our league is now, but we really should wait until we get closer to March to see where all of the teams fall within the rankings. I agree with a blogger's opinion that at this point you can kind of tell who won't be making it and who has a pretty good shot, but it's still early and anything can happen in the remaining 8-9 weeks of conference play.
What, that SLU can knock off a national champion in some game in the first half of the year? (They did beat us in the 84-85 season...) No sense in putting stock in the past, especially given several changing factors. Granted Coach Marsh is very good and I didn't pick SLU to finish in the basement simply due to him. Anything can happen, however given your "prediction", the ECAC would need 3 at-large bids. Yale probably, RPI it's looking good thus far but we could be bubble-icious, but I really don't see Brown or SLU getting one. Not to mention the unique placements of the teams...
I think I agree with most people on here that, yes it is nice to see where our league is now, but we really should wait until we get closer to March to see where all of the teams fall within the rankings. I agree with a blogger's opinion that at this point you can kind of tell who won't be making it and who has a pretty good shot, but it's still early and anything can happen in the remaining 8-9 weeks of conference play.
hockeyplayer1015
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Re: Not so ez????
The only way we're (SLU) getting in at this point is to win in AC.
The only way we're (SLU) getting in at this point is to win in AC.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
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I've yet to meet a Yale hockey fan who was an idiot, which is more than I can say for most fan groups (including ours
). I dunno what's going on with this spate of d-bag threads from alleged Yalies, but from the grammar and maturity I would guess that at least some of the miscreants are middle schoolers who just discovered posting, and others are sinking their irony hooks pretty deep into fish who are all too willing to bite.
As for whether the team deserves their ranking, that really doesn't mean anything until March, but the true idiots are those who blithely dismiss them. They're certainly the most explosive team to come out of the ECAC in a decade, they're very well coached, and they seem to finally be getting some good goaltending.
I've yet to meet a Yale hockey fan who was an idiot, which is more than I can say for most fan groups (including ours
). I dunno what's going on with this spate of d-bag threads from alleged Yalies, but from the grammar and maturity I would guess that at least some of the miscreants are middle schoolers who just discovered posting, and others are sinking their irony hooks pretty deep into fish who are all too willing to bite.As for whether the team deserves their ranking, that really doesn't mean anything until March, but the true idiots are those who blithely dismiss them. They're certainly the most explosive team to come out of the ECAC in a decade, they're very well coached, and they seem to finally be getting some good goaltending.
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Still Crazy in section 17
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Please pass me the substances that the two of you (onion Man) are taking! And no stinking formulas, just observations (or opinions) from seeing a lot of games this season. Remember Yogi sez..."You can see a lot just by watching'.
Probably the #1 team at this moment is North Dakota; since losing twice in Orono they are 11-3-1 with losses to UMD, Denver, and Nebraska with the tie against Notre Dame. Yale has the solitary loss to Air Force but most of their 'quality' wins have been at home (most...they did beat Colorado College in Colorado Springs) over ECAC opponents such as RPI and Union. I have the upmost respect for those two teams and they would be in the top half of HE this year. The rest of the ECAC is capable of beating up on each other with no distinction to be made unless Mike Schafer can perform some magic on his Cornell squad in the second half. HE is having a down year overall but BC and UNH are clearly the class of it. OK, SLU beat UNH in Dunham...good for them but play that game 10 times....Point is, a single game a season does not make! The body of work is what is needed and right now, BC and North Dakota are the top two dogs, then Yale, and then a mess! Michigan, Miami of Oxford (here's to you Barry M), Nebraska, Notre Dame, Denver, UNH, RPI, Union (They have been missing their top scorer), Minnesota-Duluth and others can be put in a bag and pick 'em out. Fine, use PWR, RPI, or whatever formula that you like! But there is no dominant team in that group at the moment.
And onion man, I appreciate your wit and dedication to Brown hockey but try to see life for what it is, not what you think it should be.
My $.02 to this great thread....
Please pass me the substances that the two of you (onion Man) are taking! And no stinking formulas, just observations (or opinions) from seeing a lot of games this season. Remember Yogi sez..."You can see a lot just by watching'.
Probably the #1 team at this moment is North Dakota; since losing twice in Orono they are 11-3-1 with losses to UMD, Denver, and Nebraska with the tie against Notre Dame. Yale has the solitary loss to Air Force but most of their 'quality' wins have been at home (most...they did beat Colorado College in Colorado Springs) over ECAC opponents such as RPI and Union. I have the upmost respect for those two teams and they would be in the top half of HE this year. The rest of the ECAC is capable of beating up on each other with no distinction to be made unless Mike Schafer can perform some magic on his Cornell squad in the second half. HE is having a down year overall but BC and UNH are clearly the class of it. OK, SLU beat UNH in Dunham...good for them but play that game 10 times....Point is, a single game a season does not make! The body of work is what is needed and right now, BC and North Dakota are the top two dogs, then Yale, and then a mess! Michigan, Miami of Oxford (here's to you Barry M), Nebraska, Notre Dame, Denver, UNH, RPI, Union (They have been missing their top scorer), Minnesota-Duluth and others can be put in a bag and pick 'em out. Fine, use PWR, RPI, or whatever formula that you like! But there is no dominant team in that group at the moment.
And onion man, I appreciate your wit and dedication to Brown hockey but try to see life for what it is, not what you think it should be.
My $.02 to this great thread....
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dxmnkd316
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dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
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Bah, Yalies are all a bunch of legacies. Same with Harvard. But I digress.
Regardless of the actual level of stupidity, Yale hasn't impressed me with any of their wins. I'll continue to push them to the second tier of college teams worthy of a two or three seed. A #1 seed, no, they don't deserve it yet.
I've yet to meet a Yale hockey fan who was an idiot, which is more than I can say for most fan groups (including ours
As for whether the team deserves their ranking, that really doesn't mean anything until March, but the true idiots are those who blithely dismiss them. They're certainly the most explosive team to come out of the ECAC in a decade, they're very well coached, and they seem to finally be getting some good goaltending.
Bah, Yalies are all a bunch of legacies. Same with Harvard. But I digress.
Regardless of the actual level of stupidity, Yale hasn't impressed me with any of their wins. I'll continue to push them to the second tier of college teams worthy of a two or three seed. A #1 seed, no, they don't deserve it yet.
solovsfett
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Yale is a good team but their schedule is a joke. That's not their fault of course but look at it for what it is. One quality win thusfar at CC, the rest has been beating up on high school teams (no offense to Cornell but it's just not their year, and EZAC is EZAC). This could be a HUGE problem come tourney time when Yale will suddenly have to go up against teams like UND/UMD/DU/BC/Miami/Michigan/UNH in a 1 and done and those teams will look like the ********** Canadian Olympic team compared to what they've beat up on all year.
In terms of the guys (yale) talking **** about their team speed and no-one being able to play w/them for 60, I present the Miami of Ohio Redhawks who I saw last week. Miami has the most team speed I've seen this year including Minnesota/North Dakota/Denver/Michigan/UMD, etc.
and EVEN then, Miami was upset by a vastly underperforming (and in comparison slow) St. Cloud State in that tourney. In short, Yale could skate to the NCAA's with 1-2 losses and their advocates can be excited and annoint them champs now but their schedule does them no favors in terms of getting the team used to playing tough opponents.
Yale is a good team but their schedule is a joke. That's not their fault of course but look at it for what it is. One quality win thusfar at CC, the rest has been beating up on high school teams (no offense to Cornell but it's just not their year, and EZAC is EZAC). This could be a HUGE problem come tourney time when Yale will suddenly have to go up against teams like UND/UMD/DU/BC/Miami/Michigan/UNH in a 1 and done and those teams will look like the ********** Canadian Olympic team compared to what they've beat up on all year.
In terms of the guys (yale) talking **** about their team speed and no-one being able to play w/them for 60, I present the Miami of Ohio Redhawks who I saw last week. Miami has the most team speed I've seen this year including Minnesota/North Dakota/Denver/Michigan/UMD, etc.
and EVEN then, Miami was upset by a vastly underperforming (and in comparison slow) St. Cloud State in that tourney. In short, Yale could skate to the NCAA's with 1-2 losses and their advocates can be excited and annoint them champs now but their schedule does them no favors in terms of getting the team used to playing tough opponents.
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I do see that the ECAC has six teams listed in the top 25 of the PWR.
For comparison:
WCHA: 8
CCHA: 6
HEA: 5
So, by that measure, yes, the ECAC is having a good season thus far. However, I'm willing to bet these numbers have looked fairly similar in years past and that hasn't meant a hill of beans come NCAA Tournament time. The ECAC will continue to be looked down upon until they consistently compete in the NCAA tournament, start making some Frozen Fours and win a national title.
Last FF appearance: 2003
Last national champion: 1989
acs still obsessed with BC
Not directed at you, but by my calculations, the ECAC is 7-17 since the 16 team format was introduced back in 2003. Cornell is responsible for five of the seven wins.
Completely agree on an individual evaluation of Yale. I think they are an extremely dangerous team.
I do see that the ECAC has six teams listed in the top 25 of the PWR.
For comparison:
WCHA: 8
CCHA: 6
HEA: 5
So, by that measure, yes, the ECAC is having a good season thus far. However, I'm willing to bet these numbers have looked fairly similar in years past and that hasn't meant a hill of beans come NCAA Tournament time. The ECAC will continue to be looked down upon until they consistently compete in the NCAA tournament, start making some Frozen Fours and win a national title.
Last FF appearance: 2003
Last national champion: 1989
acs still obsessed with BC
Not directed at you, but by my calculations, the ECAC is 7-17 since the 16 team format was introduced back in 2003. Cornell is responsible for five of the seven wins.
Completely agree on an individual evaluation of Yale. I think they are an extremely dangerous team.
jcarter7669
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I was thinking OOC but I see I left that out, my bad. Regarding your records however, BU (#10), UNO (#8), UNH (#2), Minny(#19), and CC(#10).
Very impressive. You are right, the ECAC ROCKS all other conferences beware...
I was thinking OOC but I see I left that out, my bad. Regarding your records however, BU (#10), UNO (#8), UNH (#2), Minny(#19), and CC(#10).
Very impressive. You are right, the ECAC ROCKS all other conferences beware...
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And as soon as BC loses again, then all of the folks from HE will say that one of their other teams is one of the best two. First it was BU. Then UNH. Now BC. I think even Maine was up there at some point. I'm just waiting for Merrimack's turn since, and I'm serious when I say this, they are as good as all of the others.
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Idiotic post. BC's been consistent all year and has more talent than anyone in HE if not the country.
ps- Can we stop this Yale foolishness? There is no way they beat BC, UND, etc in the national tournament this year. They are a cute little story, but people are getting carried away with this fantasy.
Idiotic post. BC's been consistent all year and has more talent than anyone in HE if not the country.
ps- Can we stop this Yale foolishness? There is no way they beat BC, UND, etc in the national tournament this year. They are a cute little story, but people are getting carried away with this fantasy.
jcarter7669
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Yes they have been consistent - as in consistently losing to Merrimack. Of course we shouldn't let the actual results on the ice stand in the way of your argument.
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Not sure if you are implying that I'm an MC fan but I'm an RPI guy just stating my opinion based on watching games. Your comparison of Yale and Merrimack fans is like comparing NPR to Fox News. Not a lot of overlap there.
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You're basing it on the fact they lost to Merrimack? Seriously? Your two brains cells must really enjoy talking with eachother.
You're basing it on the fact they lost to Merrimack? Seriously? Your two brains cells must really enjoy talking with eachother.
jcarter7669
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Oh, that explains it an ECAC fan.... A bottom dweller having a better then average single season, and becoming ranked gets translated and stretched into a top tier team? It all makes perfect sense now. FYI, yes you sound just like the MC fans, and Yale fans for that matter.
Oh, that explains it an ECAC fan.... A bottom dweller having a better then average single season, and becoming ranked gets translated and stretched into a top tier team? It all makes perfect sense now. FYI, yes you sound just like the MC fans, and Yale fans for that matter.